The residents on Ambrose Drive are one of 20 neighborhoods looking to slow drivers down with the city's Traffic Calming Plan

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Updated: 4:34 PM PDT Oct 27, 2017

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WEBVTT R HAS MORE IN OUR TOPSTORY TONIGHT.REPORTER: YES, THOSE RESIDENTSWE'RE TALKING ABOUT IS THOSE ONAMBROSE DRIVE, THEY'RE ONE OF 20DIFFERENT NEIGHBORHOODS ASKINGTHE CITY'S HELP IN SLOWING DOWNDRIVERS.TONIGHT THE CITY PRESENTED APLAN TO DO JUST THAT.WITH TWO HIT AND RUN ACCIDENTSINVOLVING WOMEN AND CHILDREN INTHE PAST TWO DAYS, THE ISSUE OFSPEEDING AND RECKLESS DRIVING INSALINAS HAS RECENTLY BEENBROUGHT TO THE FOREFRONT.BUT FOR MANY IT'S A PROBLEMTHEY'VE DEALT WITH FOR YEARS.>> I HAVE A LITTLE 4 AND AHALF-YEAR-OLD GIRL, THE TRAFFICIS SO BAD THERE THAT THESE GUYSSPEEDING BY, I'M WORRIED THATSHE'S GOING TO GET HIT BY A CAR.REPORTER: NEARLY TWO DOZENNEIGHBORHOODS ARE ASKING THECITY FOR HELP GETTING DRIVERS TOSLOW DOWN.AND IT'S LED BY A COALITION OFRESIDENTS WHO LIVE RIGHT HERE ONAMBROSE DRIVE.THEY SAY THEY'RE FED UP WITH ALLTHE SPEEDING AND RECKLESSDRIVING THEY'RE SEEING AROUNDSALINAS, AND IN THEIRNEIGHBORHOOD.BACK IN JANUARY, THE RESIDENTSOF AMBROSE DRIVE SIGNED APETITION ASKING FOR THE CITY'SHELP.>> THE CITY COUNCIL ALLOCATEDFUNDS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN ADECADE FOR TRAFFIC CALMINGMEASURES.REPORTER: THURSDAY THE CITYPROPOSED PLACING FIVE SPEEDBUMPS ALONG AMBROSE DRIVE, ASLONG AS 50% OF THE RESIDENTSVOTED YES ON THE MEASURE.>> ACTIVELY TRYING TO GET THENEIGHBORS INVOLVED AND HELP USGET THIS DONE.WE REALLY NEED TO CURB THESPEEDING.REPORTER: ACCORDING TO THE CITY,THE TRAFFIC CALMING BUDGET WILLBE DOUBLED FOR NEXT YEAR, FORTHE RESIDENTS ON AMBROSE DRIVETHEY HAVE UNTIL DECEMBER 15 TOVOTE YES OR NO ON THAT MEASURE.DAN: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL

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The residents on Ambrose Drive are one of 20 neighborhoods looking to slow drivers down with the city's Traffic Calming Plan